Kauaeranga River

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Kauaeranga River
Kauaeranga River in the Parawai neighborhood, south of downtown Thames

Kauaeranga River in the Parawai neighborhood , south of downtown Thames

Data
location Thames-Coromandel District , North Island , New Zealand
River system Kauaeranga River
Source height 660  m
muzzle at Thames in the Firth of Thames Coordinates: 37 ° 8 ′ 46 ″  S , 175 ° 32 ′ 24 ″  E 37 ° 8 ′ 46 ″  S , 175 ° 32 ′ 24 ″  E
Mouth height 0  m
Height difference 660 m
Bottom slope 21 ‰
length 31.2 km
Catchment area 129 km²
Small towns Thames

The Kauaeranga River is a 31 km long river on the Coromandel Peninsula in the Waikato region on the North Island of New Zealand .

geography

The Kauaeranga River has its source in the Coromandel Range on the north flank of the 759  m high mountain known as The Pinnacles and a destination for many hikers. From there, the river flows after a short swivel in a south-westerly direction before it joins the Firth of Thames south of the city center of Thames . The Kauaeranga River is 31.2 km long and has a drainage area of ​​129 km 2 . Tributaries with a total length of 155 km carry the water to it.

use

In the upper part of the Kauaeranga Valley , in the Coromandel Forest Park, there are several campsites on the sides of the river run by the Department of Conservation (DOC).

Rainbow trout can be fished in the river almost along its entire length .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Kauaeranga River . Land Air Water Aoteaora (LAWA), accessed January 31, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Topo250 maps - Auckland - Hamilton - Coromandel . Land Information New Zealand , accessed January 31, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Kauaeranga Valley . Department of Conservation (DOC), accessed January 31, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Kauaeranga River . nzfishing.com , accessed January 31, 2017 .